Looking Back
Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News
100 YEARS AGO, MARCH 9, 1921
Henry Schaub, residing four miles south of town on the Mrs. Andy Fisher farm, was kicked last Saturday morning by a blind mare and injured in the right side. Mr. Schaub was arranging the halter on another horse and had his back partly turned to the mare. The injury does not keep him from getting around.
Crepe paper hat are the thing this season. We have some beautiful shades in Denison Crepe at 29 cents a roll or the regular crepe at 10 cents. Central Drug Store.
75 YEARS AGO, MARCH 9, 1946
Sunday Breakfast Special—old Fashion Sour Buckwheat Cakes, 15 cents. Club Restaurant, Wapakoneta
Attorney Arthur Klipfel is announcing the resumption of his law practice in his former offices in the Gunther building, beginning March 11. Attorney Klipfel began his practice of law on this city in January 1934, and was active in this profession until called to active duty in the naval reserve in May 1944. He was twice elected city solicitor of Wapakoneta, 1938-41, and held office as federal conciliation commissioner for the county from 1938 until entering the service. In the navy, Mr. Klipfel first served as communication and coding officer and later as flag secretary on the attack of an attack transport squadron commander operating in the Pacific. During his last two months of service he was recalled to his former profession on assignment as defense counsel for two US coast guard men charged with the murder of a Japanese civilian in the atomic bomb area at Nagasaki, Japan. Attorney and Mrs. Klipfel and their son Arthur will reside at No. 3 Court Street.
Martin Katter, West Auglaize Street, was elected president for the unexpired term of E.W. Laut at the annual meeting of the fair board held last night at the court house. Mr. Laut, who had served the fair board for 53 years, resigned at the meeting. Sam Chrismer of Buckland was elected vice chairman of the board.
Mrs. Harold Kelly received a telegram yesterday from her husband Pfc. Harold Kelly, former local barber, disclosing that he has arrived in the western coast after one year Army service on Okinawa and Korea.
50 YEARS AGO, MARCH 9, 1971
What the gimmick is we don’t know, but at tonight’s Wapakoneta Lions Club meeting at Brown’s restaurant the membership will find out. The deal is this—ken Weber, Tail Twister of the club, has been challenged by Dr. M.L. Stephenson to crawl through a hole cut in a standard-sized postcard. TT Weber has brought down the ire of the general membership down on him for the tricks and petty fines he has been levying on them. So the story goes. But then. That’s his job. If Ken can’t and Dr. S can outperform this feat, Ken is to be handed a fine, penalty, or what have you, to be set by the members An unenviable thought.
“I am a freelance photographer and I live in Sidney, just a few miles from Wapakoneta,” writes Paul Rousseau. “I was reading the Dayton Daily News on Mach 7, and I happened to notice the article about your crusade to promote the return of the blue herons to Wapakoneta on March 18. Maybe we can get the people of Wapakoneta interested enough to contribute to a campaign to promote the return of the herons et year. I could suppl the photos, and I am in contact with a company where I can have buttons printed in color, buttons like political candidates use. Also I can get postcards printed for the event. With enough publicity before the event next year, maybe we can make the herons famous, just like the buzzards at Hinckley.”
25 YEARS AGO, MARCH 9, 1996
The Wapakoneta FFA recently submitted 11 State FFA degree applications, nine proficiency applications, and chapter secretary, reporter, and treasurer books for district evaluation. Submitting state degree applications were: Jon Elsass, Scott Harrod, Ryan Sell, Joe Copeland, Nick Brackman, Amanda Liffiton, Francis Springer, Dan Zwiebel, Jeff Brown, Brad Lenhart, and Tony Barrett. Deb Brackman placed first in emerging agricultural technologies in the proficiency applications. Joe Copeland placed first in ag processing and fourth in home and community development. Jeff Schaub placed first in soil and water management. Jake Mcevoy placed second in sheep production. Dusty Copeland placed third in agricultural mechanics. Aaron Bemer placed forth in swine production; Jeff Brown placed fifth in diary production; and Ryan Sell place 7th in dairy production placement.